Yitro
Boy O Boy, it's a Girl
This Monday I visited Mount Sinai...hospital and I returned with a precious gift, a new daughter. Thank God she and her mother and older brother are doing great.
In this week's parsha the Ten commandments are given. You might have seen the movie- this is the book. Perhaps I have babies on the brain, but the birth motif is abound in Sefer Shemot. The book begins with heroic midwives who aid in the birth of the nation.Read More
Choose your fate, but don't be late- Ben Franklin
Historically, most Jews were born Jewish. Until the 20th century they were Jews by chance not by choice. In this weeks parshah we recieve the Torah! Following Yitro's visit is the giving of the Torah. Before receiving the Torah, the Jewish people were told to prepare for three days and go to the Mikvah. These pesukim are halachic sources pertaining to conversion. Read More
Working hard or hardly working
In this week’s Parsha the Jewish people receive the ten commandments.The first set of luchot (tablets) were given with great fanfare, the nation saw the thunder and the mountain was covered in smoke. God personally carved the tablets. Read More
This Monday I visited Mount Sinai...hospital and I returned with a precious gift, a new daughter. Thank God she and her mother and older brother are doing great.
In this week's parsha the Ten commandments are given. You might have seen the movie- this is the book. Perhaps I have babies on the brain, but the birth motif is abound in Sefer Shemot. The book begins with heroic midwives who aid in the birth of the nation.Read More
Choose your fate, but don't be late- Ben Franklin
Historically, most Jews were born Jewish. Until the 20th century they were Jews by chance not by choice. In this weeks parshah we recieve the Torah! Following Yitro's visit is the giving of the Torah. Before receiving the Torah, the Jewish people were told to prepare for three days and go to the Mikvah. These pesukim are halachic sources pertaining to conversion. Read More
Working hard or hardly working
In this week’s Parsha the Jewish people receive the ten commandments.The first set of luchot (tablets) were given with great fanfare, the nation saw the thunder and the mountain was covered in smoke. God personally carved the tablets. Read More
